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Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit against Arizona seeking voter data
A federal judge has dismissed a Department of Justice lawsuit against Arizona seeking access to the state’s voter records…
Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit against Arizona seeking voter data
A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against Arizona seeking access to the state’s detailed voter records, the latest legal setback in a nationwide effort by the T…
Judge rules that fired prosecutor Maurene Comey's lawsuit belongs in federal court
A federal judge says fired prosecutor Maurene Comey's wrongful termination claims belong in court rather than in administrative proceedings despite the government's efforts to move it out of court…
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma set to dissolve after judge approves sentence
A federal judge sentenced OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma on Tuesday, ordering the company to pay over $5 billion in criminal penalties. The pharmaceutical company will soon dissolve, as the sent…
Judge tosses Trump admin. lawsuit seeking access to Arizona voter data
A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit from the Justice Department seeking information on Arizona voters, another defeat in the Trump administration's nationwide push for voter data.…
A US judge denied Sam Bankman-Fried's request for a new trial based on what SBF called new evidence; SBF tried to withdraw his request, but the judge refused (Bob Van Voris/Bloomberg)
Bob Van Voris / Bloomberg : A US judge denied Sam Bankman-Fried's request for a new trial based on what SBF called new evidence; SBF tried to withdraw his request, but the judge refused — A federal ju…
Judge questions Trump's plan to close the Kennedy Center for 2 years
A federal judge overseeing a lawsuit that could decide whether Washington's Kennedy Center closes in July for renovations questioned the Trump administration's plans for the storied performing arts ve…
Judge blocks DOJ's attempt to move Maurene Comey's lawsuit out of court
A federal judge in New York has blocked the Justice Department's attempt to move Maurene Comey's lawsuit over her firing as a federal prosecutor out of court.…
Judge Says Maurene Comey Can Sue the Trump Administration for Firing Her
Ms. Comey, a former federal prosecutor who handled cases against Jeffery Epstein and Sean Combs, claimed in her suit that she was fired for political reasons.…
Defending the White House Ballroom, the DOJ Files a Trump Tantrum Masquerading As a Motion
The brief, which asks a federal judge to reconsider an injunction blocking the project, reads like it was transcribed from the president's Truth Social account.…
US appeals court rejects Trump's immigration detention policy
A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected the Trump administration's practice of subjecting most people arrested in its immigration crackdown to mandatory detention without the opportunity to seek r…
Who Decided to Indict Kilmar Abrego Garcia Over a Years-Old Traffic Stop?
A DOJ prosecutor insists he charged Abrego based strictly on evidence of human smuggling. A federal judge seems skeptical.…
Acting AG Blanche asks court to let White House ballroom construction resume
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has asked a federal judge to overturn the judge's own ruling that blocked construction of the White House ballroom, in the wake of the White House Correspondents' …
Man pleads guilty to role in 2002 murder of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay
Jay Bryant’s admission came more than two decades after the rapper’s killing, but he didn’t name others involved Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Nearly a …